Scottish Greens are hoping to return their first-ever constituency MSP in next year’s Holyrood election – with the party targeting the seat currently held by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Local councillor Holly Bruce has been selected as the Green candidate to fight the Glasgow Southside constituency – which Ms Sturgeon has represented since 2011.

It comes as the former SNP leader prepares to step down from Holyrood after being an MSP since the devolved assembly began in 1999.

Greens hope her departure will boost their campaign, allowing them to return their first -ver constituency MSP.

Under Holyrood’s proportional representation system, all of the Green MSPs so far have been elected via the regional list.

Having been selected as the candidate, Bruce said she was “excited to

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